1. New transparency guidelines
Proposal to amend Annex chapter 3 of the Gas Regulation
Mark van Stiphout
C2 – Electricity and Gas
29/05/2018
EUROPEAN COMMISSION

2.  The need for more transparency:
Starring at the Madrid Forum agenda since 20 & 21 February 2007;
15th Madrid Forum: Proposal for Minimum Transparency Requirements
Eurogas, Eurelectric, OGP, EFET, IFIEC, Geode, CEDEC
ERGEG and Associations ask that it is made binding
TSOs commit to publishing already available information
Cost allocation
Address content of the presentation
12th Madrid Forum
13. The Forum invited GIE to include work on availability on the web of real-time flow data in the platform mentioned in paragraph 8.
MF 15:
The Commission thanks EFET, OGP, Eurogas, Eurelectric, CEDEC and GEODE for their list of
minimum transparency requirements which shows the need to enforce existing transparency
requirements, on one side, and the need to further develop the Regulation in this respect, on the
other side. IFIEC stated it also agrees with the list of minimum transparency requirements. These
Associations, together with ERGEG, ask that these minimum requirements are made binding.The
Commission will analyse the list and the need to make it binding.
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3. Madrid Forum XV

4.  Security of Supply & Transparency
Russia – Ukraine dispute in January 2009
Data availability
More flexibility in the internal gas market is needed
Allow all market participants to respond to solve a gas supply disruption
“the Commission proposes to strengthen gas network transparency through detailed rules through comitology”
From the impact assessment for the SoS regulation:
However, the data available to governments and market participants on gas flows,
stocks and available capacities was inadequate, making market decisions and decisions
on emergencies more difficult.
Other factors influencing flexibility in the internal gas market to mitigate most gas supply
disruptions should also improve somewhat in the next years. On the functioning of the
market, after the 3rd internal energy market package, the Commission proposes to strengthen
gas network transparency through detailed rules through comitology by a proposal to
amend the Annex of the current Gas Regulation 1775/2005.( p22)
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5.  A European wide discussion on the need for more transparency
Stakeholder consultation in April
Discussion on draft proposal in the 16th Madrid Forum of 28 & 29 May 2009
The Forum welcomed the proposal as an important step forward
Stakeholders were asked to comment by the end of June
Gas Regional Initiative work on transparency
GTE+ workshops in March and September
Stakeholders that commented:
Eurelectric, Eurogas, GTE+, ERGEG, companies
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6.  Discussion and consultation after MF16
Stakeholders: detailed comments but general agreement – make it binding!
ERGEG provided extensive comments
GTE gave high quality feedback
Most associations responded
Some individual companies responded
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7.  What needs to improve? Access to and format of data
Real-time updates
Granularity of capacity
availability and historic data
Relevant points
All entry and exit points
Connecting to hubs, storages, production facilities, balancing zones
Protection of confidential information of end consumers
interconnection point where the capacity is sold;
type of capacity, i.e. entry, exit, firm, interruptible;
quantity and duration of the capacity usage rights;
type of sale, e.g. transfer or assignment
the total number of trades/transfers;
any other conditions known to the transmission system operator.
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8. 
What needs to improve?
Information on liability and possibility of interruption
Balancing input and output of individual shippers
Linepack and flexibility possibilities of the system
Information on the calculation of tariffs
interconnection point where the capacity is sold;
type of capacity, i.e. entry, exit, firm, interruptible;
quantity and duration of the capacity usage rights;
type of sale, e.g. transfer or assignment
the total number of trades/transfers;
any other conditions known to the transmission system operator.
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9.  What needs to improve? Gas quality and pressure Secondary market
Interruptions, conversion services
Secondary market
Conditions for trading
Information on traded product
interconnection point where the capacity is sold;
type of capacity, i.e. entry, exit, firm, interruptible;
quantity and duration of the capacity usage rights;
type of sale, e.g. transfer or assignment
the total number of trades/transfers;
any other conditions known to the transmission system operator.
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10.  Comments by stakeholders I Define units on EU level
Gas Quality and Pressure requirements only when relevant for access conditions
Wobbe index or calorific value measured at all relevant points
Risks to be assessed by shippers
Procedures instead of agreements at IP’s
Method to calculate capacity
kWh (with a combustion reference temperature of 298 K) shall be the unit for energy content and m3 (at 273 K and bar) shall be the unit for volume. In case gas flow or capacity is expressed in volume/time, then the conversion factor to energy content shall be provided
Wobbe per day at D+3
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11.  Comments by stakeholders II
Information on capacity requirements: more precise
Secondary capacity obligations are not clear
Linepack
If offered by the TSO
Possibility for NRA to exempt
Other flexibility services
System pressure or amount of gas
Minimum and maximum limits
Real-time
Not ‘maximum’ for technical capacity
No distinction between firm and interruptible for nominations
 Day ahead and end of each gas day
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12. 
Way forward
Proposal and invitation were sent to Permanent Representations on 18 November
First Committee meeting on 18 December
Member State designates representative
NRA’s are invited
Decision through Regulatory procedure
Committee established under Art 14 of Gas regulation
Council decision 1999/468/CE
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13. Thank you for your attention